Posted on 01/11/2014 2:29:44 AM PST by csvset
At least 30 members of the militant Islamist group al Shabaab have been killed in an air strike on one of their training camps in Somalia, Kenya’s military said on Friday.
The raid, which took place Thursday evening, targeted an al Shabaab camp in Garbarahey, a district situated in the southwestern Gedo region, which is near the country’s borders with Kenya and Ethiopia.
"KDF (Kenya Defence Force) fighter jets attacked an al Shabaab camp, where a meeting was being held," a senior KDF official said.
"Initial battle damage assessment indicates more than 30 al Shabaab militants [were] killed, including key commanders," the official added.
Another military official said the Kenyan armed forces were trying to determine the identities of those killed in the raid.
"We are yet to establish their identities, but they are definitely big shots in the militant group's hierarchy," the official said, adding that five vehicles and other "key assets" were destroyed in the raid.
Officials said they believed dozens of other militants were also wounded.
Kenya has been fighting al Shabaab, which is based in Somalia, since October 2011. Designated as a terrorist organisation by the United States and Britain, the group has staged attacks both in Somalia and across its borders. In September, al Shabaab claimed responsibility for orchestrating a deadly assault on a shopping centre in Kenya’s capital Nairobi.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, however, has vowed to maintain Kenya's military presence in Somalia.
"Let them (al Shabaab) know that we will not relent on the war," Kenyatta said late last year. "Our forces will remain in Somalia until such time when we are satisfied that there is peace."
Great. By attacking his homeland, comrade obama now has a pretext to nuke Somalia.
Yeah, I looked at that. The F5 is capable enough.
“Yeah, I looked at that. The F5 is capable enough.”
I didn’t know whether to be impressed or appalled. You’ve got this tiny nation where the people are impoverished. It needs so many things. But it has spent hundreds of millions on a air force.
For us, I seem to recall it came down to buying the F-16 or the F-5. The air force had paid to develop the F-16 and the manufacturer had paid to develop the F-5. They had similar performance but the F-5 was cheaper and had better reliability. The political machinery went for the F-16. That was a GD product. I worked for GD and they always kept a loaded Senator in their pocket.
The F-5 doesn’t have near the acrobatic capability as the F-16. It’s turn radius etc is much larger for one. I think the F-16 was the way to go, however I still think the F-5 is a great aircraft and great looking too.
... an al Shabaab camp in Garbarahey, a district situated in the southwestern Gedo region, which is near the country’s borders with Kenya and Ethiopia... "Initial battle damage assessment indicates more than 30 al Shabaab militants [were] killed, including key commanders," the official added. Another military official said the Kenyan armed forces were trying to determine the identities of those killed in the raid... Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, however, has vowed to maintain Kenya's military presence in Somalia. "Let them (al Shabaab) know that we will not relent on the war," Kenyatta said late last year. "Our forces will remain in Somalia until such time when we are satisfied that there is peace."If you want Peace, work for the extermination of Islam. Thanks csvset.
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